ES Journal Archive (2011)

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Quote from Jestersofmalice:

Dont worry, I didn't think you were trying to impose your style on to me

And Well done on your trade :cool:

I sometimes think of stops like a Golf handicap (not that i've ever held a gold club!)
The good players have a low handicap.
Good traders can have tight stops, as their entries are so good.
Rookies like me might need a bit more breathing room, lol.
I dont know. Like I say, nothing is set in stone and im always looking to alter and adapt things in the hope of improvement so I take your comments on board, as I do any traders who post their trades in realtime and aren't complete nut bars.

Stops are gamed by HFT. I understand a hard line in the sand but trying to do them on an intraday basis will slowly but surely chop one up. Trade reasonable size with a reasonable account size and you won't have to use them.
 
Quote from Jestersofmalice:

out here at 1085.25 for +4

Great trade.

I somehow messed up my calculations, so I had not updated my 50% level correctly, but that is exactly where we bounced.

Did you play the bounce off there or was it another trigger?
 
Quote from mastacoli71:

Stops are gamed by HFT. I understand a hard line in the sand but trying to do them on an intraday basis will slowly but surely chop one up. Trade reasonable size with a reasonable account size and you won't have to use them.

If not a hard stop what do you use? Every trader must place a reasonable stop loss. What do you suggest to circumvent the HFT?
 
Quote from A-No1:

If not a hard stop what do you use? Every trader must place a reasonable stop loss. What do you suggest to circumvent the HFT?

Read the 2nd part of my statement. It will be diff for everyone so I am not going to suggest what to use.
 
Quote from Laissez Faire:

Great trade.

I somehow messed up my calculations, so I had not updated my 50% level correctly, but that is exactly where we bounced.

Did you play the bounce off there or was it another trigger?

Yeah, the 50% fib, coinciding with some general volume analysis (which i'm quite new too)
 
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